It's Thanksgiving, AKA Turkey Day, and it's time to find out which pros got the most turkeys at top-tier tournaments tracked with UDisc Live in 2023. This has become an annual tradition for us here at UDisc, and you can check out other turkey round-ups from 2021 and 2022.
What's a Turkey in Disc Golf?
Whenever a player gets three consecutive birdies during a single round, it's called a "turkey."
To get the stats you'll see below, we had to set a few parameters for "turkey." Here's what they were:
- The turkey counts could actually include up to five consecutive birdies (what we like to call "turkeys with stuffing").
- Any consecutive birdie total that was a multiple of three counted as a separate turkey, e.g. six consecutive birdies was two turkeys, nine consecutive was three.
- We included eagles in turkey streaks, but any par broke the streak. So, for example, eagle + birdie + birdie was a turkey, but eagle + par + birdie was not.
- Turkeys had to be done within one round, so finishing a round with two birdies and starting the next day with a birdie didn't count as a turkey.
Top 10 Turkey Tallies: FPO Disc Golf 2023
Rank | Name | Turkey Tally | UDisc Live Rounds Played | Avg. Turkeys Per Round |
1 | Kristin Tattar | 42 | 70 | 0.6 |
2 | Holyn Handley | 40 | 84 | 0.5 |
3 | Missy Gannon | 34 | 84 | 0.4 |
T4 | Ella Hansen | 33 | 88 | 0.4 |
T4 | Kat Mertsch | 33 | 78 | 0.4 |
6 | Catrina Allen | 24 | 79 | 0.3 |
7 | Ohn Scoggins | 23 | 65 | 0.3 |
8 | Hailey King | 21 | 59 | 0.4 |
9 | Emily Beach | 20 | 76 | 0.3 |
10 | Jennifer Allen | 19 | 47 | 0.4 |
Looks like plenty of turkey was served with Tattar sauce in 2023, but if Handley ups her pace just a bit, we could be decking this list with bows of Holyn next holiday season.
Top 10 Turkey Tallies: MPO Disc Golf 2023
Rank | Name | Turkey Tally | UDisc Live Rounds Played | Avg. Turkeys Per Round |
1 | Calvin Heimburg | 100 | 79 | 1.3 |
2 | Isaac Robinson | 98 | 93 | 1.1 |
3 | Gannon Buhr | 91 | 83 | 1.1 |
4 | Anthony Barela | 85 | 77 | 1.1 |
5 | Kyle Klein | 79 | 72 | 1.1 |
6 | Eagle McMahon | 74 | 68 | 1.1 |
7 | James Proctor | 73 | 77 | 1.0 |
8 | Ezra Robinson | 72 | 80 | 0.9 |
9 | Ricky Wysocki | 71 | 62 | 1.1 |
T10 | Alden Harris | 68 | 83 | 0.8 |
T10 | Cole Redalen | 68 | 75 | 0.9 |
Given how far Heimburg throws a disc, we imagine most of his division-leading turkey count came air fried.
There was a huge jump in players averaging over one turkey per round in MPO last season. Only three managed that in 2021 and just one in 2022. With these sorts of appetites, will there even be leftovers for next season?
More of the Best Disc Golf Stats from 2023
If you enjoyed this appetizer, check out some of the main courses from our 2023 pro disc golf stat breakdowns:
- Pro Disc Golf's Best Rounds & Tournament Performances in 2023
- Pro Disc Golf Stats: Who Was Best In 2023?: FPO | MPO
- Hardest & Easiest Holes in 2023 Pro Disc Golf: FPO | MPO